Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cashel Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cashel Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cashel Forest

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Cashel Forest:
  • 29.988700, -95.505500
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cashel Forest

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Since Cashel Forest is near Montgomery County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cashel Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cashel Forest ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Champion Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Champion Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
• Champions East
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Champions East is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
• Champions Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Champions Point is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
• Charterwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Charterwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
• Cutten Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cutten Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
• Cypresswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypresswood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
• Deco
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deco is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deco <1>
• Fountainhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fountainhead is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
• Spring Creek Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
• Tallowwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallowwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
• Terranova
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Terranova is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
• Turtle Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
• Willowood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willowood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood

How Far From Cashel Forest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cashel Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cashel Forest and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cashel Forest to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'